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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1944

Page

5

Reading speed and literacy fail rate in students insight

Dr A E Wiggam discusses findings from Purdue and DePauw studies on reading speed and comprehension. High school and college graduates often fail due to slow reading, while fast readers perform better. Delinquent and non delinquent youths show little difference in patriotism, with high school boys slightly ahead on patriotism.

Lfe W. C. Middleton Paul J. Fay DePauw University

Mandrake the Magician Verses on War and Homecoming

The poem reflects soldiers’ contrasts between front line hardship and safe domestic life. It likens those who endure hunger, cold, and distant battle to the comfort of tea at home. It notes the longing for peace, familiar landscapes, and the shelter of home after perilous service.

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Theyll Do It Every Time Puzzle Clue Grid Reveals Answers

A crossword style list presents clues and answers from a mixed set including actress age space exclamation stair breezes noises bone paid hour accomplish female sheep donkey slogan soldiers soak up unusual written form of Mister biblical pronoun military police British fur bearing animal fury island American humorist Roman date lion she is a born race boy greet letter part of body shortly alone by male sheep wrones 240s.

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